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Re: Nwe MOC: Goliath
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Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:33:57 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper wrote:
Thank you for the reply, Brian.
The mechanism for left/right action on the ankle combined with the throwbot gear
boxes for forward/backward movement forced the ankle joint up the calf as you
called it. As I mentioned in the reply to Eric the high point of the ankle joint
forced me to build those bending feet. I couldn’t get Goliath to a “normal”
stand before.
Well it’s always easier to refine an idea than to invent something new, IMHO.
If you look at tanks you also find unprotected parts. Mostly they are not
essential or have to be in exposed position. This is what I thought of while
doing the greebling. I also could state that there is a kind of protective power
shield, but that’ll be totally absurd.
For the exposed gears this my only excuse is that I tried to cover as much of
them as I could without killing the design.
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And if you’re going with gears, go all the way - arms too. ;-)
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The arms, unfortunatly the weakest part I think. Not only because of the missing
gears. The hips were too wide to build normal arms (I wrote that once before I
think). But nevertheless I don’t try to stick to one type of joint tech. I think
it’s better to use the joint which fits best to the individual needs and
restrictions. I had to state this although I know this comment wasn’t meant that
serious. ;-)
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The head with the wide spaced eyes (if they are eyes) makes me suspect it has
a blindspot right in front of it.
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They are what I would call optical sensors. Incorporating cameras, IR- and
UV-sensors. The grills on the front side of the head cover additional radar (for
long distance) and ultrasonic (for short to medium range) sensors. Just to make
up for the blind spot. ;-)
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The shape of this body (like all wide spaced bipeds) makes me think of a
dinosaur (as in Zoids):
http://www.hasbro.com/pl/page.viewproduct/product_id.9651/dn/zoids/default.cfm
Nobody seems to build Lego mecha in this style. But I think it would be
interesting to build a zoid-like dino. You’re half way there, with the legs
and hips. You’ve developed great Technic technology. It just needs an
exciting theme to propel it.
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I already thought of changing the legs geometry to a chicken style to build a
really bulcked up and (fire) powerfull mech. But maybe I should give the dragons
a chance...
Thanks again for your comments.
Looking forward to what ever you come up with next, I know it will be great
Marco
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| The jointed feet really show the effectiveness of the concept: (URL) They seem to have forced the ankle joint halfway up the calf, which is a little weird, from a humanoid standpoint, but works for a mech. The waist and hips are a real worm gear (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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